ESPN’s Jay Williams slams NBA players for ‘tone-deaf’ bubble complaints
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ESPN basketball analyst Jay Williams ripped players who are complaining about living conditions inside the NBA’s Disney World bubble, calling them “tone deaf” and challenging them to think about the “real everyday working Americans.”
In a video posted to Twitter on Sunday, Williams – who was a standout on Duke’s 2001 NCAA championship team before a motorcycle accident two years later effectively ended his NBA career – called out the handful of players who have taken to social media to grumble about the NBA’s bubble-like atmosphere in Orlando, Fla.
Stars like the 76ers’ Joel Embiid and the Lakers’ J. R. Smith in the past few days have mocked the meals being provided to all 22 NBA teams, while Smith’s teammate, Rajon Rondo, compared his luxurious hotel room to a Motel 6.
“NBA players cannot be tone-deaf. My NBA brothers, you cannot be tone-deaf right now in this current environment,” Williams said. “We all know the life that NBA players live, you are blessed, get a chance to be on planes, get a chance to have millions of dollars in your bank account, you live a different level of life. But that is drastically different than what real everyday working Americans are going through right now.
“You’re in a billion-dollar bubble,” he added. “If you want to complai... (Read more)
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